Los Mandatos Negativos

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Los Mandatos Negativos

• Negative Informal Commands

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First, lets review how to form positive commands

• Take the verb and put it in the él/ella/Ud.
  form.
• Example Eat! Come!
• Dance! Baila!
• Remember the irregulars?
• Haz, Pon, Ponte, Sal, Ten, Ven, Ve, Sé.

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To Form A Negative Command

• 1) Start with the word no.
• 2) Put the verb you want to use in the
• yo form. (Ex. Salir No salgo.)
• 3) Drop the o and add opposite tú
• form endings.
• For ar verbs you add es.
• For er/-ir verbs you add as.
• Ej No salir No salgo ? No salgas.

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Irregulars

• There are only four to worry about.
• Ser No seas Dont be
• Estar No estés Dont be
• Ir No vayas Dont go
• Dar No des Dont give

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Práctica

• Dont speak.
• No hables.
• Dont go.
• No vayas.
• Dont write.
• No escribas.
• Dont eat too much.
• No comas mucho.

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For object pronouns lo, la, los, las

• The direct object pronoun is placed IN FRONT OF
• the verb when using negative commands.
• Ex To turn Dont do the homework to Dont
  do it
• Step 1 - No hagas la tarea.
• Step 2 The direct object la tarea is replaced
  by the pronoun la.
• Step 3 The pronoun is placed directly in
  front of the verb.
• No la hagas.

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Práctica.

• Dont do it! (el dibujo)
• No lo hagas.
• Dont eat them! (las empanadas)
• No las comas.
• Dont invite them! (los perros)
• No los invites.
• Dont write it! (la carta)
• No la escribas.

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Negative Reflexive Verbs

• If you want to use a reflexive verb, like
  vestirse, the pronoun te that you attached to
  the end in the positive command now has to go to
  the front of the verb.
• Ex Dont get dressed. (Vestirse)
• Start with No vistas (-ir verb/-as)
• Place the pronoun in front No te vistas.

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Práctica

• Dont wash up.
• No te laves.
• Dont shave.
• No te afeites.
• Dont get up late.
• No te levantes tarde.
• Dont go to bed too early.
• No te acuestes muy temprano.